A POLICE operation to put the brakes on speeding motorists is paying dividends as officers caught a driver shooting past a primary school.

The 17-year-old, who had only passed her test six weeks ago, was fined £60 and given three points on her licence after driving past Windlesham Infant School at 39mph.

The incident happened at about 2.30pm on Friday, just before the school finished for the day, when beat bobbies Jason Pill and Anna Whiteside caught the Windlesham teenager breaking the 30mph limit in School Road.

PC Whiteside said: “She was doing 39mph right by the school and had just passed her test. As a result she will have to go for another two years without any further endorsements or else she will lose her licence.

“Anyone driving at that speed outside a school, near to finishing time is acting extremely irresponsibly and will have a very slim chance of stopping in time if someone walks into the road.

“The nearby A30 is a fast road and motorists need to realise that there is a school and slow down accordingly.”

PC Whiteside had also spent an hour monitoring speeds at Brentmoor Road in West End after residents singled it out as a trouble spot.

She added: “We went there at 1pm on Friday but did not catch anyone speeding.

“It is not ideal to go at just one time so we will be visiting that road and others in the villages at different times because speeding is something that residents are concerned about.

“All the officers at Lightwater police station are trained to use the speed gun to catch law- breaking motorists.

“Our message is not to speed as it is extremely dangerous, especially in residential areas. And the chances of getting caught by an officer have been greatly increased.”